HOT-BLOODED

HOT-BLOODED

Music writer Cat Jones talks to people about love, rock 'n' roll, and whatever else comes up along the way.

Episodes

April 13, 2021 69 mins
In the first-ever episode of Hot-Blooded Podcast to not feature a musician, Satanic professor and sex therapist Dr. Eric Sprankle joins the show to discuss the many connections between heavy music and sexual health, including the importance of consent and communication, learning to be a good sexual partner, getting married on Halloween in a cemetery, what to do when your favorite musicians get outed as abusers, the time Tucker Carl...
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Kris Esfandiari, the prolific artist behind King Woman, Miserable, Dalmatian, Sugar High, NIGHTCRWLR, and about 100 other projects, kicks off the first episode of HOT-BLOODED after a 6-month break. Recorded entirely in a parked car on the side of the road in Sacramento, this episode is an extremely real, off-the-cuff, conversation about how Kris writes her love stories in song form, the importance of being brave when it comes to lo...
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Evan Patterson, vocalist and guitarist of Young Widows and Jaye Jayle, married singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle after having a crush on her for a decade. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED, he recalls falling in love, the conversation that solidified their future together, writing the entirety of Prisyn on his iPhone, the kismetic story of doing acid in Berlin and ending up in Emma’s hotel room...and how sometimes, when you meet your...
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Aaron Heard, vocalist of the metalcore band Jesus Piece and bassist of the shoegaze act Nothing, became a father just one week before the U.S. went into lockdown. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED, he discusses the shock of realizing he was going to be a dad, what his partner Storm has taught him, and the inexplicable joy fatherhood has brought into his life. Hosted, written, & produced by Cat Jones Edited and co-produced by Evan Dul...
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Nate Garrett, founder of the American heavy metal band Spirit Adrift, went through years of a deadly addiction to alcohol and nearly died from it in 2015. With the love, help, and inspiration of his wife Nicole, he got sober and changed his whole life – and wrote several albums in the process. In this episode, he tells the story of how he and Nicole met, the conversation that led to him going to detox, and how their relationship ha...
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A.L.N. is the vocalist and songwriter of the Portland, Oregon black-metal band, Mizmor. He is a former Christian who began writing songs for the project as a way to mourn the loss of his faith in God, and each album since has been a mile-marker in his acceptance of atheism. In this episode, he talks about how his longtime partner Sarah Ray, a bisexual atheist, saw him through the death of his Christianity and the birth of Mizmor. ...
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Type O Negative are iconic for writing romantic, sexy, sultry, gothic metal. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED, guitarist Kenny Hickey (who now plays in the band Silvertomb) discusses how the hell his relationship survived the insanity of the '90s, the enduring romantic legacy of the band, his feelings about the infamous Playgirl cover, and the time the ex boyfriend of one of Peter Steele’s groupies tried to murder them – twice. Host...
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The first episode of HOT-BLOODED Podcast to feature TWO guests: Matt Pike of the Grammy Award-winning sludge-metal band High on Fire and pioneering doom band Sleep, and Alyssa Maucere-Pike of Lord Dying, Glory In The Shadows, and Grigax. In this episode, the married couple sit down with Cat Jones to discuss how they met, sex on psychedelics, the time Matt shot a solo porno in a truck-stop shower, the three wild gifts that won Alyss...
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Brady Deeprose, guitarist/vocalist of UK doom/sludge metal band Conjurer, met his girlfriend Sam in Los Angeles while he was on tour -- and the two fell in love and started dating via texting and FaceTime without ever even having kissed. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED with Cat Jones, he talks about communication, what he learned from his parents, and the hilariously anxiety-ridden email he wrote her on his first flight to see her a...
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Danny Kiranos, aka Amigo The Devil, first gained attention for singing romantic yet campy folk/country songs about serial killers and providing sideshow entertainment at metal festivals. Now he’s largely singing about the evil within the self, and learning from past mistakes. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED with Cat Jones, he talks about finding love stories in the evilest of places, learning from past disastrous relationships, the ...
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Whether she’s playing with a backing band or alone with her guitar, Emma Ruth Rundle has a way of singing about life, love, and heartbreak in a way that inspires you to reflect on your whole life. In this episode of HOT-BLOODED with Cat Jones, she tells the story of how she and her husband Evan Patterson (of Young Widows and Jaye Jayle) met and fell in love, how they handle miscommunications -- either on tour together or continents...
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Despite writing lyrics about comic books, “70s nipples,” humping volcanoes, and cashing Satan’s checks with his dick in his hand, Monster Magnet frontman Dave Wyndorf has always really been singing about relationships. He breaks down the more ridiculous moments of his career, burying themes of love and heartbreak underneath absurd lyrics, finding porn in the woods as a kid, and why it’s hard to simultaneously create inspired art an...
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King Buzzo, the eccentric frontman of the Melvins, has been married to his wife, artist Mackie Osborne, for 27 years. He tells the story of how they met, discusses their creative relationship, and offers insight into what makes their marriage work so well. Hosted, written, & produced by Cat Jones Edited and co-produced by Evan Dulaney Logo by Corey Largent (IG: @insaneclampasta) Theme song by Jordan Olds Additional graphics by Jon...
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HOT-BLOODED is a podcast about the of love and rock 'n' roll where Cat Jones interviews musicians about love, rock 'n' roll, and anything else that comes up along the way. This is an intro episode explaining the backstory of the project and a little about the host. Hosted, written, & produced by Cat Jones Edited and co-produced by Evan Dulaney Logo by Corey Largent (IG: @insaneclampasta) Theme song by Jordan Olds Additional graphi...
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